not again
Recurring misfortune lament
Not again is an exclamation of weary frustration when something unpleasant recurs: Not again—the printer's jammed.
The phrase implies the speaker has dealt with this problem before and dreads repeating the experience.
It can range from genuine exasperation to comic resignation.
- sighAudible emotional breath
- groanLow vocal expression of distress
- oh noExclamation of alarm
- exasperatedIntensely irritated, patience gone
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
for crying out loud · repetitive · déjà vu · tiresome · weary · exhausting · here we go · same old · same old story · recurring · annoying · tedious · endless · loop · cycle · monotonous · ugh · really
- Self-Pitywoe is me, why me, nobody cares, story of my life, taken for granted
- exasperationugh, sigh, groan, argh, geez
- sarcastic phraseswhatever, who cares, yeah right, so what, why bother
- pleasplea, pleas, please, prayers, entreaty
repetition desirability
not againencore
Audience-demanded extra performance
once more · do it again · more · bring it on · repeat performance
emotional valence
not againfinally
At the end
at last · hooray · wonderful · thank goodness · what a relief